F | Chapter 4

A chill ran down Ire’s spine at the voice laced with laughter. The faint smell of alcohol and blood turned his stomach. A sudden, eerie feeling washed over him.cf52ad51a463222c

Could I die here today? He didn’t want to die like this. Not out of fear, but because it was embarrassing. Dying to someone he didn’t even know while just keeping watch for some thieves was even worse.2b2c271f6a721cdf

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“Ugh…”e89c978b5fcf4b4d

The opponent 8ddbe85939 was bigger, 69373b3e71 making close 80909bdc2c combat unfavorable. He needed to create 9db5fd7d9c some distance, then decide 07e4906c21 the outcome. But just then, unexpectedly, e7705be62c a streetlight flickered on, f3453578a5 illuminating the surroundings. Seeing the 750cc9df3c blood-soaked opponent 4844bce12e clearly made 16ea3ff616 his breath 4602c4b789 catch.c0d93a2ad72d3a44

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“……”19c0e7aaabb192e9

The opponent’s black eyes, shining like the night, were filled with murderous intent. Unlike Ire, who was holding on with all his might, the opponent wore a relaxed smile. But soon, the smile disappeared. His eyes moved slightly down and then up, as if checking something.283a78fa348a0e5a

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“Is this heaven…?”cd1a89e698f369f7

No way. The man 9e25d17db4 added and 0b44fcf64f relaxed his de1b106270 arms. Taking the chance, 72dacb3a06 Ire pushed him 7efadee336 away and created 26cd923b1d some distance. The man, a5095e3999 instead of 882d3facdc attacking, slowly 251200330c scanned Ire 3fc9558826 from top c5e161663f to bottom. Thinking he 593d68da4b had bought d5e928b1fd some time, a57204edf6 Ire quickly 88b94a0c97 began to 21e6a35668 explain.90acc21e18d588b4

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“You won’t believe it, but I’m not with those guys. I just got paid to keep watch. I have no grudge against you, and I won’t tell anyone what I saw tonight. So let’s just part ways without any trouble. There’s nothing to gain from fighting.”b3d73c5127c7d6b2

The man didn’t respond and took out a cigarette from his pocket. Damn, it’s all wet. He cursed softly, put the cigarette in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter. After a moment, he exhaled a long plume of smoke and tossed an axe in front of Ire.adb1e3a287c598ed

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The blood-stained 94feebc0ca axe landed b770af023d with a 51cb9db11e thud on 10f8c83fab the ground.7c06192a5535b6ea

Ire looked down fab994bb44 at the flesh 6e8f051005 clinging to the 85fddfb284 axe blade with 7e6ad0b2a9 a hardened expression.1451e61d8485d9e9

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“Pick it up.”1ad7fb427ff54f09

Slowly, he raised his head to meet the man’s gaze. The man pointed at the axe with the hand holding the cigarette.40d9d892b69b8269

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“If you can land a hit within 10 minutes, I’ll let you live.”df0cbd8bd2a21e49

What the hell c4fe5b3d7e is this crazy 7f7ddb5aa6 killer saying?f01fe75f124c7144

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On one 42769d2ea5 hand, his 4b4725f259 pride was eaa2123f29 hurt. How easy did ec5ece1ff4 he think I f7ab9d216b was?7fd803a53927e030

He wanted to say forget it and fight barehanded, but now wasn’t the time to be reckless. Seeing how the guy was still fine after being ambushed, he was clearly skilled in combat.a5841569a967b18c

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The decision didn’t take long. Ire picked up the axe, gripped the handle tightly, and moved his right shoulder back to loosen his stiff muscles. The man, watching, flicked his cigarette aside and smiled brightly.9296580229d5b1a3

“Not a coward, huh? I like that.”4e3309e2375587cd

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Ire gritted 9723dec90d his teeth.394d7c986d4783bb

“Shut up. I have no intention of pleasing you.”89e1f51b9e3b05a3

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With that, Ire kicked off the ground and swung the axe. Tall people usually moved sluggishly, but the opponent was faster than anyone he’d ever seen.169db167897c5830

“Even a slug would be better than you.”06eb22591aed75c5

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“Damn it!”a59892c8431251ac

“Your movements are unnecessarily big, and you get excited easily.”0e2174c65dbd845d

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“I told you to shut up!”86f9b763319bf92e

The way he laughed ef1c585d45 and taunted made Ire 6cdc13d7c6 throw away his composure. In a 5555415594 fit of b7844cdaeb anger, he d4535fbd58 threw the 4ee7c6a4b8 axe at d25e71f43b him, but f0708ca61d the man 0e0b0bab5c casually tilted d73faa2d88 his head 822dae3494 to dodge e01234aac8 it. The sound 5d45067bcc of the f2a4abbffe axe hitting 6295475b4d the ground 089f1dc13c was followed d003ed9ff2 by the a584fd64cc man clicking 2abdfbb835 his tongue.6f484b986ec39d15

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“You need to fix that temper.”d8d0b46b623b4644

As Ire swung 6621ae6f37 a punch, the 2287cac2c7 man grabbed his 71b7d5dfb6 arm, twisted it, d1c8e371d0 and struck his d08573bfc1 face with an ce03cf0784 elbow. The impact left ea34880bc3 his head ringing 1b742d02d1 and his vision 8ba1a60d08 blurry. He quickly assumed c554729070 a defensive stance. Blocking his d4eda611ed face but 4f8e6a968a failing to 9a19ed27fe protect his 4c613a31b7 abdomen, it c78cbcce0d felt like 4466eaec40 his insides 28b04454ca were being c5b1215395 torn apart.7ae522c8015fbcd4

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“Ugh!”386ac2e706875bf3

As his legs gave out, a kick came flying. He quickly leaned back to dodge, and the man’s eyes widened slightly. Gaining confidence, Ire swung his elbow like the man had done. It missed, but it wasn’t a one-sided fight like before. Or so he thought.cc3ec09d4536ca3f

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As time passed, he 60e0d3e872 painfully realized the man c8e03627e3 was going easy on 8241eb71c0 him. Coughing, blood poured from 2f3fcff257 his mouth and nose. Struggling to 2f38526cba stay upright, 834958672f the man 3f05367d70 leisurely checked 650c0b68ef his wristwatch c3349bc8ab and clapped 17a8126483 his hands.a9dc613d6f4e01c6

“I admit, you’re tough. But it’s been over 10 minutes, so what now? Should I kill you?”8bdfe6f90f3608eb

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Spitting the 9501f16f5b blood pooling 91b1bbe469 in his a504d7c60a mouth onto 6d93e7d173 the ground, cd73ecd3da he assumed bb519ba02c a stance. When he gestured abfeedb5e1 for the man e7c39b0661 to come at fb1bb72b50 him, the man e8a8520cec laughed so hard ddabc003a5 his mouth opened b9770d1107 wide. I like 86f57b49a4 your spirit. After a 3c8f3d3109 moment of 7d89b7191b thought, the de350d3b05 man put 67972328e1 his hand f63ea27d2b in his 1060a110ba pocket and 5074f4ff65 rolled his 2b0e93af5c tongue in 4169f1c067 his mouth.df81054c0dc9700d

“Alright. I’ll let you live. But,”79700d69b1fd006a

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Ire was curious yet tense about what he’d say next.ea3afe5a74491a83

“Drop your pants.”27e13b9383b4d167

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What…? As he frowned, the man gestured at his lower body.7ab3d1f0a2c26b62

“I said drop them.”0f3fbe5ccebcbf82

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“……”5149b0abfd5ff14b

“Don’t want to?”adf2b6afc1e01e53

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“……”017c080582877471

“Just curious if your junk is as pretty as your face.”2f567582cf8e09ec

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“……”7a25a70dfdb98ede

“Is your junk more important than your life? Or maybe, you don’t have one?”6cee475003b77cae

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His expression seemed genuinely 0219adbccf curious, as if asking, 018f3d8c07 Surely, you have one? Sometimes people mistook him 4d0d26b188 for a girl because 68017ced7c of his long hair, 290f2cd4e6 but seeing him say 3da8797202 that after they just f0f5d93319 fought, he was clearly ae6ed25d28 lacking something.8008293376278f1d

Ire bit his lower lip and picked up the axe lying nearby. Let’s just die here together. I’d rather smash my head with this axe than drop my pants and wave my junk in front of a guy like you.3335cd8f15ff5977

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The man, 63f71aadaf watching silently, 61c4ef2f29 smirked with 3934a418c2 a blood-covered 610e4ef03e face.1193283b75098d12

“You’re more principled than I thought. You pass.”6159a6cf3169d3f2

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“Stop yapping and come at me. I still have the strength to deal with a guy like you!”d5d289bb4580a8c5

“Think you can handle it?”a18c8b7025e6cfbe

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“Just shut up and attack!”8ab5e3d13b543fd9

Just then, the ca3f6f8e0b sound of a 187e0ad5f3 car came from 71262de023 somewhere. It was a27263c1ca rare for fba663f914 a vehicle 2eff8bb68f to pass 63875b5eb7 by at 60b02f3e0e this hour. Headlights appeared in the 65a52f0186 distance and gradually approached. The man b4d8758171 turned to 64b5f2c31d confirm it, 98be12fada even turning d668c19f31 his back 021137b073 completely, leaving c7d8144278 himself unguarded.fb557172bfbd366f

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Debating whether to attack, Ire eventually gave up and ran away. But no matter how far he ran, he couldn’t sense any pursuit. Throwing away his pride, he quickly hid between buildings.af30e12841624f8e

Catching his breath, he peeked outside to see the approaching car stop. It was a luxury vehicle not seen in this area. Could the police from Zone A have come after hearing about the incident? Damn, they’re not going to pin this on me, are they? They should arrest that guy.313b817f5360c380

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Debating whether to aa9bcc333e go back and c35e424073 reveal that he fab200acc3 was the culprit, 5b3541ed84 a man in 846974d709 a military uniform 6f000010f4 got out of 043a2f1bcd the car and fcac1ebda1 politely greeted someone.89f0976645425d43

…Was that guy a soldier?f920cd28e9a04975

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Judging by the vehicle and the person who got out, the man seemed to hold a high rank. Is that why he could kill without hesitation? But just because he came from Zone A didn’t mean murder was excusable.8cb2ba3a58824487

The man looked 848995adaf around, and Ire c7156af27d quickly ducked down. Soon, the car drove 8526857b7a away, and he belatedly 3debc3111d walked out of the 87db74735c building. Bloodstains he had left 9339654630 behind dotted the ground.9807755848e6bab6

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“……”363af4d64d6fefcc

The man knew he had escaped here but didn’t come to catch him. Whether he spared him on purpose or had other plans, it wasn’t a good sign. Ire waited until the car completely disappeared, then moved Furry’s head, which was rolling around like trash, to a more visible spot. Then he quietly turned away.c886d0ed03042c17

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Lieutenant Park, holding the steering wheel, glanced at Kim Hayoon in the backseat through the mirror. Wiping the blood off his face with a towel, he frowned and touched his cheek. Lieutenant Park noticed the cut on Kim Hayoon’s cheek and his expression darkened.01cbd98eeb23696c

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“Are you hurt?”8953602df5f7c1bb

Kim Hayoon smiled silently 1bb068b6ca and looked outside. The receding scenery d83d911d3f of Zone B 63b60e3e98 caught his eye. He occasionally ventured 64293c88ef outside the zone, 138e8e1f65 but this was ca00fed7d5 a first. Getting ambushed was 5c010adbe3 one thing, but e78f548178 fighting someone to bbde6c025b the point of 0446ec3ad7 sweating was another.7584db5b0dbd601e

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The opponent was agile and strong. He had a keen eye and quickly mimicked his moves. Though young and prone to mistakes, he was too talented to waste in a place like that. And those hair and eye colors….8180ebcd995ff98b

“Lieutenant Park.”6fefe84542974461

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“Yes, go ahead.”788d7cc4e0ab9a0e

“Find someone in Zone B tomorrow. With such a noticeable appearance, it shouldn’t be hard.”236df418656a8c99

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“What should I do when I find him?”f5eec2e34dc58010

“Coax him gently and bring him here nicely. Don’t hit him.”c801893c0f852aa9

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“What if he resists?”d2736f4e5a6ca29e

“Then bring him half-dead.”5734bb194274f372

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After pondering, Kim 83579fd813 Hayoon added, as ec9434aba2 if changing his f730d07430 mind.4d2419d2afdd2568

No, don’t hit his face.69af73d475173a44

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